Living in Gehrden

In Gehrden, rents across existing tenancies average €6.60 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.6% (2022).

Gehrden is a city in Germany, with a population of 15,301 at the end of 2024. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €11.16 per m² per month in June 2026. In May 2022, the foreign population was 1,396.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population15,301people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis

Median gross salary (region)4,150EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)

Average net rent6.6EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 14% aboveOfficial source · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)

Unemployment rate5.58%country median 5.1% — 9% aboveOfficial source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities

Recorded crime9,070incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Hannover)

Pricier rent than 72% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 62% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Gehrden?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Gehrden?

Average net cold rent is 6.6 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

Average net rent (nettokalt): 6.6 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesGehrden highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Gehrden€6.60

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Augsburg€9.10

Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M²²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.6 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)⁶Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate	11.16 EUR/m²/month	4 Jun 2026	miet-check Mietspiegel Gehrden³⁶Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Is Gehrden a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–70%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–69%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–66%

Retirement59%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 47–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 396 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.6 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: May 2022

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 5.58% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,150 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €26,814 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Gehrden?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (May 2022).

Unemployment rate: 5.58 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Gehrden is 5.6%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Gehrden 5.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre-to-the-building availability	94.96 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Gigabit broadband availability	95.37 %	31 Dec 2025	Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas³Official
Disposable income per resident	26,814 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita	55,518 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts²³Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)	4,150 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)¹Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate	5.58 %country median 5.1%	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Gehrden?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,914of €2,682 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,682
Rent, 60 m²€11.16/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · miet-check Mietspiegel Gehrden · 2026-06-04). Official average for existing leases: €6.60/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15).	− €670
Internet€49 · official · MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps · 2026-09-30	− €49
Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30	− €50
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,914

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gehrden. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Gehrden. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,879 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)²Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Gehrden through valid health insurance.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,879 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesGehrden highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

Hanover13,192

Cologne12,343

Dortmund12,283

Dusseldorf12,172

Leipzig11,129

Essen9,619

Dresden8,853

Stuttgart8,552

Munich6,214

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,070 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise¹⁹Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	50 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁷Official
Nearest airport	HAJ	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	17.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Gehrden. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For eligible migrants.

GermanIn Person

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BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Gehrden.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Gehrden?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Hannover)¹²

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1012WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂29WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in GermanyAnnual PM2.5 in Gehrden is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Gehrden 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	29 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Hannover Friedrich-Ebert-Straße)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Hannover)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Hannover)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.4 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 14.7 · May 18.6 · Jun 21.7 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 14 · Nov 8.5 · Dec 5.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hannover²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.5 · Feb -0.5 · Mar 1.3 · Apr 4.2 · May 7.8 · Jun 11.1 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 13.1 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 6.5 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hannover²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.1 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.5 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 10.2 · Nov 6 · Dec 3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hannover²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 52.6 · Feb 40.5 · Mar 44.8 · Apr 35.5 · May 52 · Jun 52.7 · Jul 68.2 · Aug 65.3 · Sep 52.1 · Oct 56.7 · Nov 51.6 · Dec 54.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hannover²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 47.4 · Feb 68.4 · Mar 117.2 · Apr 177.1 · May 212.1 · Jun 211.1 · Jul 213.5 · Aug 198.5 · Sep 151.6 · Oct 106.2 · Nov 51.8 · Dec 39.3 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Hannover²⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	9.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)⁹Official · land

Similar climate. In Germany: Brunswick ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±0.9 °C, Reims (France) ±1.1 °C, Metz (France) ±0.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 43.3 km² in 2024.

How many people live in Gehrden?

The published population was 15,301 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	630 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2026	Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality¹³Official
City area	43.27 km²	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official
Foreign residents	1,396 people	15 May 2022	Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities²⁵Official
Population density	353.6 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.¹⁶Official
Population	15,301 people	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Catholic residents	1,690 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Catholic share	11 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other	8,292 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
No religion or other, share	54 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant residents	5,358 people	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official
Protestant share	34.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Destatis⁴Official

International community in Gehrden

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	15,345	100.0%
Germany	12,944	84.4%
Poland	506	3.3%
Turkey	234	1.5%
Kazakhstan	189	1.2%
Russian Federation	150	1.0%
Ukraine	136	0.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	127	0.8%
Afghanistan	98	0.6%
Iraq	89	0.6%
Italy	47	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Iran, Islamic Republic of	46	0.3%
Romania	45	0.3%
Serbia	40	0.3%
Kosovo	37	0.2%
Bulgaria	36	0.2%
Tunisia	32	0.2%
Lebanon	31	0.2%
Croatia	30	0.2%
Czech Republic	30	0.2%
Kyrgyzstan	28	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	27	0.2%
United Kingdom	27	0.2%
India	25	0.2%
United States	24	0.2%
Greece	23	0.1%
Not stated	23	0.1%
Austria	20	0.1%
Spain	19	0.1%
Moldova, Republic of	18	0.1%
Netherlands	17	0.1%
France	16	0.1%
Viet Nam	14	0.1%
Lithuania	9	0.1%
Albania	8	0.1%
Switzerland	8	0.1%
Uzbekistan	8	0.1%
Denmark	7	0.0%
Morocco	7	0.0%
South Africa	7	0.0%
Brazil	7	0.0%
Peru	7	0.0%
Thailand	7	0.0%
Hungary	6	0.0%
Eritrea	6	0.0%
Canada	6	0.0%
Tajikistan	6	0.0%
Singapore	6	0.0%
Montenegro	5	0.0%
Ethiopia	5	0.0%
China	5	0.0%
Algeria	4	0.0%
Argentina	4	0.0%
Azerbaijan	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Sri Lanka	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Pakistan	4	0.0%
Philippines	4	0.0%
Korea, Republic of	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	3	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	15,345	100.0%
Germany	13,952	90.9%
Turkey	225	1.5%
Poland	142	0.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	133	0.9%
Ukraine	102	0.7%
Iraq	94	0.6%
Afghanistan	68	0.4%
Italy	55	0.4%
Bulgaria	35	0.2%
Croatia	31	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	30	0.2%
Serbia	30	0.2%
Greece	29	0.2%
Kosovo	29	0.2%
Russian Federation	27	0.2%
Netherlands	26	0.2%
Tunisia	23	0.1%
Austria	22	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	20	0.1%
Spain	19	0.1%
Lebanon	19	0.1%
India	13	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	12	0.1%
Eritrea	12	0.1%
United Kingdom	11	0.1%
France	10	0.1%
United States	10	0.1%
Azerbaijan	9	0.1%
Kazakhstan	8	0.1%
Thailand	8	0.1%
Uncertain	8	0.1%
Switzerland	6	0.0%
Sudan	6	0.0%
Viet Nam	6	0.0%
Pakistan	6	0.0%
Montenegro	5	0.0%
Hungary	5	0.0%
China	5	0.0%
Denmark	4	0.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	4	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	4	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Libya	4	0.0%
Cameroon	4	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Lithuania	3	0.0%
Norway	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
Czech Republic	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Côte D'Ivoire	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Philippines	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100)	96.1 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 3	37.2 %	1 Mar 2025	Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional⁵Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier	460 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official
Local property-tax multiplier	550 %	31 Dec 2024	Destatis Realsteuervergleich⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Gehrden

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Barsinghausen as a Gehrden alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 33,941 Barsinghausen vs 15,301 Gehrden+122%
Median gross pay, region: €4,150 Barsinghausen vs €4,150 Gehrdenno percentage
Rent: €6.09/m² Barsinghausen vs €6.60/m² Gehrden−8%
Nearest airport: 23.3 km Barsinghausen vs 17.4 km Gehrden+34%
Unemployment: 5.3% Barsinghausen vs 5.6% Gehrden−5%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,070 Barsinghausen vs 9,070 Gehrdensame level
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Barsinghausen vs 8.0 µg/m³ Gehrdensame level

Full comparison More about Barsinghausen

Ibbenbueren as a Gehrden alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 128 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 51,803 Ibbenbueren vs 15,301 Gehrden+239%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,722 Ibbenbueren vs 9,070 Gehrden−37%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 852.2 Ibbenbueren vs 1,879.0 Gehrden−55%
Rent: €5.88/m² Ibbenbueren vs €6.60/m² Gehrden−11%
Median gross pay, region: €3,800 Ibbenbueren vs €4,150 Gehrdenno percentage
Unemployment: 4.6% Ibbenbueren vs 5.6% Gehrden−17%
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Ibbenbueren vs 8.0 µg/m³ Gehrden+13%

Full comparison More about Ibbenbueren

Cities near Gehrden

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Hanover Commuting Zone · 11.6 km away

Rent: 7.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Ronnenberg 3.8 km away

Rent: 6.58 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Egestorf 6.8 km away

Rent: 7.06 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Seelze 9.2 km away

Rent: 6.34 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Barsinghausen 9.6 km away

Rent: 6.09 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Gehrden, nearest in population first.

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Raunheim15,297 residents Alsfeld15,307 residents Füssen15,287 residents Schwabmünchen15,277 residents Langenau15,274 residents Sandhausen15,330 residents

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School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Länder Sprachförderung (e.g. Sprachlernklassen BW/Berlin; vorklassen); Starting Opportunities Programme. How to enrol a child (kmk.org).

A country-wide rule for Germany; Gehrden's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Gehrden part of Hanover?

Gehrden is in the published commuting zone of Hanover; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Hanover city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁵

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Gehrden?

The published population was 15,301 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Gehrden?

Average net cold rent is 6.6 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 462 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).

Is the air quality good in Gehrden?

What is the unemployment rate in Gehrden?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Gehrden?

The median gross salary is 4,150 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

Is Gehrden a good place to live?

Gehrden may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Gehrden part of Hanover?

Gehrden is in the published commuting zone of Hanover; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Gehrden?

Hanover, Ronnenberg, Wettbergen, Egestorf, Mühlenberg are near Gehrden. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Germany live in Gehrden?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,944 people (84.4%) in the source-defined population for 2022-05-15. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Gehrden, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 62edd44154d7c9f0fbf0ab692bb6763f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/gehrden/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_gehrden-germany-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_59cfc4f66f95,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Gehrden, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {62edd44154d7c9f0fbf0ab692bb6763f},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/gehrden/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Gehrden, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/gehrden/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 62edd44154d7c9f0fbf0ab692bb6763f; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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